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Working in the Community
- Highlights
Possibly
due to the roots of the club and our base being at Girlguiding Gloucestershire’s HQ and Activity Centre as a club we
are extremely active in the community.
Whilst
not the prime reason for this level of involvement the rewards have been numerous and in forms we did not anticipate!
The high levels of personal satisfaction were anticipated
and we have not been disappointed, however the resultant increase in our club membership, cost effective access to school
facilities, access to advice and support from our Community Sports Partnership, access to additional funding, training etc
have been well beyond our expectations.
One thing has become very clear,
if we provide an opportunity for individuals to try our sport AND we coach them well from day one, keep them engaged throughout
their participation, then it is something that appeals to many people regardless if they are considered sporty or not!
A summary of what our coaches
and members did in 2009.
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Provided
100’s of hours have-a-goes to Guides, Brownies and Scouts
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Ran
Sport Unlimited programmes for numerous schools including; Balcarras, Kingshill, Archway, Sir William Romney, Shurdington,
Birdlip, Coberley, Whitminster etc
· Ran in-school time programmes for Balcarras, Sir William Romney,
St Matthews, Powell’s, Henry Box etc.
· Ran an After-School Club at Kingshill.
· Ran courses at Pupil Referral Centres
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Ran
have-a-go sessions for ethnic minority groups.
· Organized the County Junior Archery
Championships and County Junior Squad Training days.
· Organised and hosted Level 1 Coach
training Courses.
· Contributed to the management and development of the sport at County, Region
and National level.
A summary of what our
coaches and members are doing in 2010.
· Running after-school clubs in Archway, Sir William Romney, Kingshill and Balcarras.
· Running Sport Unlimited programmes at Bourneside, St Matthews, Coberley, Birdlip, Shurdington,
Vale of Berkely etc
· Running 6 week beginners courses at Birdlip, Farmers, Whitminster Centre (Pupil
Referral Service Centre). etc
· Running 4 sessions in support of the ‘Playground to Podium’ SSP
Ability days organized by Active Gloucestershire.
· Running have-a-go sessions for Special Needs Schools such
as Alderman Knight.
· Running 100’s of hours archery for Guides, Scouts etc.
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Running 6 open Beginners Courses
for the local community.
· Organising the County Junior Championships and integrating it with the County
Schools Championships and organising Junior County Squad Development Workshops.
Archery
Specific Achievements
In the final analysis we are an archery club, and we are fortunate that our off-the –range successes
have been more than matched by our Archery achievements. Just a few things to mention over the last 6 months.
· Attendance at every club practice sessions up, despite meeting between 3 and 5 times a week.
· Membership significantly higher.
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Top performing club at the County
Indoor Championships and at the County Junior Outdoor Championships.
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3 medal winners at the National
Junior Championships including another British Champion taking our tally to 11 British Junior Champions.
· Winner of the Jack Flinton Archery GB ‘Helping Hand Trophy’.
· Awarded significant amount by Archery GB to support our work in schools.
· Member appointed County Coaching Officer.
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Supporting 5 coaches to gain next
Level up Coaching Qualifications.
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Club has lowest cost of membership
and cost of beginners courses in the County.
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Play a very active management role
at County and National Level always challenging the system and proposing new ideas.
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